Retaining-clamp for demountable rims.



L. B. HARVEY, W. HORNBECK & B. BISINGER.

RETAINING CLAMP FOR DEMOUNTABLE RIMS.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 20.v I916.

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Patented May 8, 1917.

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CAL"FO Appiieation filed hpril 520, 1918.

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' known that We, Louis HARWJ, CK, and Pussir, BISINGER, i ni'ted States, residing at F arramuito, in the county Sacramento, Ca-lili'oruia, have invented certain useful luiprm'ements in Retaininglauips for Demountahle Rims; and We deelare the following: to be a vfull, clear and oifizeiis of the new and ing had to the acrompanying drawings, to the eharaoiiers of reference maked thereon, which form a part of this application.

This invention relates to improvements in retainers for holding demountable rims upon the fellies of Wheels, the object of the inveu'liou being to produce a positive clamp :ior such rims which will even .y support the rim from all points and permit 0 a true and accurate placement of the rim upon the folly so that the Wheel and rim will be subssarlfnially 118 equally supporced unit when the rim is mmur'ced on the felly and" held by "We espe cially desire to provide Clamp which will avoid the now commonly used wedge retainers which, While fairly efficient for the purpose, have many disadvantages.

A further object of invention is to produce a simple and inexpensiye device and yet one whieh will he exceedil gly efi -ee bive for the purposes for which is desi These ohjei'zis We ace hiplish V a i ,eifieatiou and a radar characters" espondihg parts 111 {he 4 iuas udieaco cor;

P ""7" .12 1 41' a sum eleratioh 01 We i-encie our improved clamping ru mereoh. a sectional View taken on a line s big, 1. I Referri now more pariieularly to the Characters of reference on thef numeral d "iguates "we huh' oi she Wheei,

2 the spokes, and 3 the L seal. :E ellyn in providing our improved retaining memher we first have a rim 4 shriio onto the folly 3 in the usual manner, one Sld of the rim i; being provided with a substantially ii-shaped flange 5. g

'lhe numeral 6 designates the demountahle rim or main' structure fhich may he similar i-ll l'fD BESSIE BXSINGEl-u,

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-Specificetion of Letters Patent.

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ll m under sid with a pair of lar flanges or headings T and flanges are so eeus'iruc bed and. shop the 7, when the rim Was mou the folly, would fit snugly into the I clamp 5, that is. the lower "2 would rest squarely aqaiiist the lower s1 of the (lamp 5 and "the outer side of the flange '7 would squarely against upper edge of the said clamp 53 s as to permit a poi-feet interlocking fit. Similarly the flange is arranged to it exactly into the if-shaped .clarnp 9 on an annular ring 10 having a plurality of slots 11 arranged 530 iii over retaining holi'zs 12 and be held in 100 sition by nuts 13.

When it is desired to remove the demoujoh able rim 6 from of? the lly, nuts 13 are removed from the heirs The 10 is then removed from the bolts which carries the clamping flung away from the flange 8 and leaves the rim free to he Withdrawn "from the felly.

i ilien clamped onto fhe hi; very snug" iii-ally absolutely irue there will he a pos' the same so that v; on the "folly unitary part thereo it will le wedgriug' opera ion provided.

From, the foregoing desori readiiy he seen time We have pro new a device as suhsianlial fulfils of the invent A iihile this speeifiealiou se'is' tail the preseul and pi ofe ed oi"- the device still in pra iioiis from sin-h QC 1; may he rese do not form). a depai Cit the invention as claims.

Having thus described our invention What we claim as new and useful and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A retaining clamp for automobile rims comprising the combination with a felly, a pair of V-shaped clamps carried by the telly, a rim, depending members on the rim, such members being shaped to fit closely into the inner vertexes of the V-shaped clamps whereby the inner sides of the clamps Will engage and support the outer sides andlower edges of the depending members.

2. A retaining clamp for demountable rims comprising the combination with a defined by the appended felly, of a V-shaped flange projecting on one side of the telly, an annular ring removably mounted on the opposite side of the felly, a V-shaped flange similar to the first named flange carried by said ring, a rim, projecting members on the rim, theedges of said projecting members fitting squarely against one side of the V-shaped flanges, the outer sides of said projecting members fitting squarely against the other sides of said V-shaped flanges.

In testimony whereof we aflix our signatures. LOUIS B. HARVEY. WALTER HORNBECK. BESSIE BISINGER. 

